Rubber based metallic skate guard



June 16 1953- CONDQN v 2,642,291

I RUBBER BASED METALLIC SKATE GUARD Filed Jan. 23, 1950 Donald F. Condor:

INVENTOR.

5? 5121 n w IP47 4?m Patented June 16, 1953 UNITED l, STATES PATENT OFFICE Donald F. 'Condon, Houston, Tex. Application January 23, 1950, Serial No. 140,041

2 Claims. (Cl. 280-1138) This invention relates to, andhas as an object the providing of, a skate guard which has therein a flexible strip on which the skate may bear; the strip, in turn, resting upon the base and within the base of the skate guard bodyor housing.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a skate guard of this class having a flexible strip enclosed within a rigid housing.- 7

It is yet another object of this invention to provide a skate guard of this class having a housing which may be made of extruded metal, as aluminum, which is of light weight yet of durable characteristics.

It is still another object of this invention to provide a skate guard of this class in which the teeth of the skate toe rest upon the resilient strip in the prow of the guard.

It is still a further object of this invention to provide a skate guard of this class in which the skate rests upon a flexible strip throughout substantially the entire length of the skate.

It is yet another object of this invention to provide a skate guard of this class in which resiliently adjustable means at the rear end of the flexible strip may be employed-to clasp the heel of the skate.

It is yet a further object of this invention to provide a skate guard of this class in which resiliently adjustable means may be attached to the skate in any of a pluralityof ositions to clasp the heels of various length skates.

Other and further objects will be apparent when the specification is considered in connection with the drawings, in which: I r

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one modification of skate guard;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the modification shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation taken along line 3-3 of Fig. l; f

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary ing details of construction of the modification of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showperspective view'showskate guards, a guard hasbeen provided and inreceive the contact with the skate, and to' be inserted within a substantially rigid guard-body or housing, as those which'may be made or a ing details of assembly or the modification of element, as leather, which also served as the ele-' ment which took the wear of contact with the.

floor or ice. In some of these previous prior art light metal, as extruded "aluminum.

With a skate guard fabricated of' such an extruded metal, it is possible to obtain an easily produced, substantially rigid structure of considerable durability, to wear against the floor or ice; and it is also possible to insert therein a flexible strip. Such a construction provides a more comfortable skate guard than has heretofore been provided, and such a guard also has more durability than those of conventional-type heretofore employed.

As shown in Fig. 3,'a cross section taken through one modification'of my skate guard as shown in Fig. 1, shows a housing or body I, which may be made, as of extruded aluminum, having the upper sides 2 thereof tapered inwardly and a having a slot 3 :formed in the upper portion of the guard, whichslot includes and terminates downwardly in an enlarged portion,- as an extruded orcored bore}. "Such slot 3'and bore 4 extend; from the prow 5 of, the skate guard to a point substantially in proximity with the rear endB thereof. A rubber cylinder or strip 10, which may optionally be of any'other plastic yetdurable material,is inserted in the bore 4 to extend as shown in Fig. 2. A plug or stop 1 maybe insertedinto the up.- per end'ofthe prow 5 and heldwithin the skate guard, as by the pin 8 inserted therethrough. As shown in Fig. 2 and more definitely in Figs. 4 and 5, the rear end 6 of the skate guard has a counterbore ll therein, which is threaded at the extreme outer end l2. To provide a resilient or flexible adjustment to receive the rear end or heel Id of a skate, the trigger I5 is provided, which comprises the clasp l6 and the cylindrical member. 11 having the bore [8 therein. This element may be inserted in the counterbore ll and slot 3 so that the cylindrical member I! shoulders at [8' when the sprin l9, shown in Fig. 2 but omitted for clarity in Fig. 5, is inserted in the counterbore II and held in place by threading end [2.

With this construction the heel 14 of a skate 20 may be inserted in the guard Ito bear against the plug 22 into the threaded the surface 23 of the trigger l and force it rearwardly against the tension of the sprin l9. This enables the toe 24 of the skate, having the teeth 25 thereon, to extend to the left of, and above, the skate guard prow 5. Then downward motion of the toe 24 will enable the teeth 25 of the skate 20 to be brought into contact with the flexible strip l6, and the skate will thus be locked and held in position by the force of the spring I9, which contacts the trigger 125 at the base 21 of the trigger bore -I8.- Then, when a skater, wearing the shoe 30, exerts weight upon the skate 20, this weight is cushioned as it bears upon the strip N3. Suclra 00.nstruction is particularly adapted where skate guards are designed to fit skates nf.'a'=i3erta"m' length and configuration, as the custorn made.

for a purpose to be hereinbelow described, and

these holes "are located forward -of, and below, the rear end of the-flexible strip H1.

The spring '42, which has inserted thereover centrally thereof the rubber sheath or protector 43, .is installed on the skate guard 35 by connecting'thespring ends .4! to the screws lfl which are threadable into the holes 38. With a skate guard .of this design {the sheathed portion .of the spring 4-2 is contacted by the :heel gportion 45 of a skate :46 to :extend the spring upwardly and rearwardly until the toe .of the skate may be inserted within the prow -of thecskate sguardso that the skate 20 rests upon :the rubber :strip 40. Zlhe provision of several holes .38 will allow the screws :40 to -.be installed at wdifierent points longitudinally along the skate guard base 39 so that the spring 4'2 may be positioned to receive and claspskates of warious length blades.

Broadly, this invention considers "a -.ska'te guard construction 'of ,a substantially :rigid body or housing having :therein :afiexible strip, as :rubher, "to :be contacted by :a skate :so as ito receive the skate and the weight thereon for flexible support. This iinventionalso considers a :novel means :of providing adjustable resilient means for clasping :a skate blade in the :skate guard.

What is claimed is:

1. .-A skate guard comprising, an elongated, integrally formed, siibs'tantiallly rigid body of uniform cross-sectionmaving a ;.prtow-'s'haped=forward end, a vertical slot in the dipper part of said body and extending "for substantially the length thereof and communicating inwardly with a bore of greaterdiarheterthan the w'i'dth 4 of said slot and extending longitudinally and substantially centrally of said body and having a threaded rear portion, a resilient means filling the body bore through the prow and greater portion of said body, a latch insertable into said slot and bore to the rear of said resilient means and providing a forwardly extending, arcuate under surface and a bore in the lower, rear portion to be positioned substantially co-axially of said body bone, a spring insertable in said body to the rear of said latch so that the forward end of said spring may bear in said latch bore, and

a plug threadable into the rear portion of said body bore and against the rear end of said spring to adjust the tension thereof, said skate guard being adapted for latched connection to skates of yarying lengths insertable in said slot to be resiliently supported by said resilient means and whiohiskaites have serrated forward ends to bear against said resilient :means within said prow, and which have downwardly .curyed rear e to be yieldably ,latched by contact with said ar- 'Quate under surface of saidlatch.

,2. A skate guard comnrisins, an elongated. integrally formed, substantially rigid body the :ing ,a proweshaped forward ,end, a vertical {slot in :the upper part of said bcdy and extending for substantially the length thereof, aid slot including .a bored rear portion having the rear end thereof threaded, a {resilient means extend ing said slot and Spaced from said threaded end and extending into said prow, a latch in sertable in said slot to the rear of said threaded portion and providing a iorward extending, a 'cuate under surface, a sp ing .i sertable in sa d here to bear-at itsforward end against said lamb, a plug threadable into said bore rear end to bear against said spring to ad ust the tension -thereoi. -:said skate guard being adapted fo latched connection to skates of ya ying lengths insertable :in said slot to :he resiliently upported by said resilient means and which skates have serrated forward ends "to ;bear against said resilient .means within said 'prow, and which have downwardly 'curved rear ends to he ,y eldably latched by contact with said arcuate under su faceiofisaidflateh.

DONALD 'CzO-NDON.

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